Skopje vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1864
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$368
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.8
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
84
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
527K
3.03M

The cost of living in Skopje is 16% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6502nd and 6052nd ($785 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in North Macedonia and Taiwan, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4654th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.76%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1578
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4291
$13638

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$641
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$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
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$1191

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Distance City Cost of living
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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
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$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716